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JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8 AVISO: QUITAR EL VIDRIO DEL RECICLAJE DE UNA SOLA CORRIENTE A partir del 1 de agosto de 2019, el vidrio oficialmente CHANGES ya no se aceptará en los contenedores azules de reciclaje de una sola corriente de Arlington. See inside for details on Arlington

Comience ahora a llevar frascos y botellas de vidrio a uno County’s notice to remove glass de los centros de recogida de reciclaje de Arlington, que from single stream recycling. se triturará en la planta de procesamiento de vidrio del A Day to Explore Sustainability in Arlington Condado de Fairfax para uso local. Si no es posible dejarlos, coloque las botellas y frascos de vidrio usados en​​ su carrito de basura negro para su Rain or Shine This is a free, family-friendly event. eliminación. Food will be available for purchase from Chix N Stix and DC Pizza. Reciclar bien en Arlington recycling.arlingtonva.us/events/ C D rock-n-recycle-solid--bureaus-open-house Estos artículos no son reciclables en los contenedores azules de Arlington. Visite recycling.arlingtonva.us o lla- How Can We Recycle Better? me al 703-228-6570 para encontrar los mejores métodos ≤4" de reciclaje para: Vaso; Bolsas de plástico (cualquier 1. Buy less. 2. Purchase durable goods. 3. Donate items in tipo); Electrónica (cualquier tipo); Baterías de iones good condition. 4. Recycle accepted materials only. de litio; Espuma de poliestireno. Remember: Clean and dry. 5. Stop “wishful recycling” — that rubber garden hose is not recyclable. Necesitamos tu ayuda Recyclable-- but not in the Blue Cart Recicle solo los artículos que sean reciclables. Waste reduction and recycling go hand-in-hand. The more No coloque bolsas de basura, vidrio o plástico items we can and recycle in Arlington, the less waste en el carro de reciclaje. we generate, and the more useable material is recovered La auditoría de residuos de verano es muy importante RECYCLE from the waste stream. Start by finding other methods to y mantener los no reciclables como la basura y el vid- recycle the following items, which are not accepted in the rio fuera de los contenedores azules mantendrá bajos curbside recycling program: nuestros costos de reciclaje. GLASS should be taken to Recycling Drop-off Centers. Únase a nosotros RIGHT • Trades Center, 2800 S. Taylor St. and Quincy Park, North Quincy Street and Washington Boulevard. The County is look- el sábado 8 de ing to add additional glass drop-off locations soon. junio (any type) Nuestro Open House es Plastic bags and film are not accepted in the un evento gratuito y fa- curbside recycling collection system. miliar. La comida estará disponible para comprar Items should be loose, never put in bags, in the recycling cart to facilitate processing. en Chix N Stix y DC Pizza. • Collect plastic bags together to be left in grocery store Diversión, Comida, recycling bins or at similar locations. Find local drop-off Información de Reciclaje, sites by visiting plasticfilmrecycling.org. Música, Camiones. Lluvia o sol. ELECTRONICS (any type) • Call 703-228-6570 to schedule a curbside collection or a week- day drop-off at the County’s HHM Center. Items may be dropped recycling.arlingtonva.us/events/ off on Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., without an appointment. rock-n-recycle-solid-waste-bureaus-open-house • Attend an E-CARE collection drop-off event, offered by the County in spring and fall. Para obtener más información sobre los programas y servicios de reciclaje ofrecidos por la Oficina de Desperdicios Sólidos, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES visite: recycling.arlingtonva.us. Even the small batteries in greeting cards present a fire hazard to recycling staff and facilities. See: https://recycling. Find us on Social Media: arlingtonva.us/2017/01/battery-recycling-guide/. ArlingtonDES ArlingtonDES • Battery collection are located at designated fire sta- tions throughout the County. Visit: recycle.arlingtonva.us for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE BUREAU more information.

ORGANICS 4300 29th St. S., Arlington, VA 22206 RECYCLE TRASH STYROFOAM is not recyclable. Place it in the trash. Printed on 30% post consumer recycled

dribbble.com/malyousfi dribbble.com/malyousfi Follow the to Recycle Right in Arlington County Where does it go? Optimize Home Recycling REDUCE Recyclables: Three regional materials recovery Properly separating out usable materials is key to ensur- facilities (MRFs) ­— in Manassas, Fairfax and Elkridge, ing that items are recycled. Maximize your home recy- REUSE Md. ­— process recyclables. Those materials are sepa- clables to ensure that they get accepted and processed TRASH rated into different commodities for sale to end users. by following these five Cguidelines: D RECYCLE The contaminants or non-recyclable items resulting LESS Watch the . The sheer≤4" number of products from the sorting process are either taken to a waste- packaged in plastics has grown tremendously. Not all to-energy (WTE) facility or for final disposal. plastics – particularly plastic bags, film and Styrofoam – are recyclable in curbside recycling programs. They Trash: Arlington’s trash goes to a Waste-to-Energy can damage machines at the recycling processing fa- (WTE) facility in Alexandria, where it is converted to Notice to Remove Glass cility and should be placed in the trash or, in the energy. The residual ash is either then taken to an of plastic film and bags, taken to recycling collection from Single-Stream ash monofill in Fairfax County or a landfill elsewhere bins such as those in grocery stores. Recycling in Virginia. In some cases, the ash is mined to re- Separate. MixedC D materials are items containing two Effective Aug. 1, 2019, glass officially will no lon- cover additional metals. recyclable materials that should be separated, such ger be accepted in Arlington’s blue, single-stream (BHS) Systems Handling Bulk of Courtesy Photo as metal from plastic≤4" or plastic lids from recycling carts. But you can start right now by taking paper . Separate the two prior to placing glass jars and to one of the Arlington recycling them in your . drop-off centers, to be crushed at the Fairfax County Only recycle items that are recyclable. Materials glass processing plant for local use. If drop-off is not The Most such as metals, plastics and paper are the only items possible, place used glass bottles and jars in your black Valuable Player C D that should go in the blue recycling cart. trash cart for disposal. among recyclable ≤4" materials continues C D Clean + Dry. Recyclables must be clean and dry to be BEST Practices for Glass to be aluminum. processed. Contamination occurs when food residue or ≤4" The best way to manage glass is to follow the waste hierarchy: Be sure to recycle non-recoverable materials are collected as recyclables, them right = then must be separated out and disposed of as trash. 1. Reduce. Buy fewer products in glass containers and clean + dry + empty. Containers with a thick residue, like peanut butter or spa- more in recyclable metal or even plastic. ghetti sauce, require a thorough washing or wipe-down 2. Reuse. If you do buy products in glass or already have C D Despite current market challenges, recycling still with a paper towel. All containers must be free of liquids. some, use them for new storage and other purposes. makes environmental and economic sense. When desireable ≤4" Follow the ≤4 inch Rule. Items under 4 inches end 3. Recycle. If you need to dispose of glass, drop it off at materials —­ aluminum, , plastic, mixed paper, newspaper up as trash in the processing system because they the County’s two recycling drop-off centers for crushing and cardboard —­ are placed in single-stream carts, they are are too small to be processed at recycling facilities. and reuse as construction and landscaping material. taken to a MRF and processed into useable commodities at a This includes caps and small cups such as If drop-off is not possible, place glass in the black curb- cost savings when compared to disposing of them as trash. Turn individual-serving fruit snacks. If an item is smaller side trash carts for pick-up and disposal. the page for items that should not be put in blue recycling carts. than 4 inches across, place it directly in the trash.

We Need Your Help facility. These percentages are then multiplied FILL BINS by market commodity prices each month to ARLINGTON’S BEST METHOD FORBINS GLASS RECYCLING! Recycling is going through some difficult FILL determine the value credited to the County for ARLINGTON’S BEST METHOD FOR GLASS RECYCLING! economic times. Our actions to recycle each ton of materials sent to the MRF. right will determine the long-term success Metals 3.5% $$$$ of sustainable material management. Plastics 7.2% $$$ Currently, trash and glass make up about- 36% of the recycling stream and have no value. This summer, the County plans to coordinate Non-Recyclables 13.3% (-$) with its MRF (Materials Recovery Thus, they dilute the value of a ton of recyclable Facilty) processor to sort a sampling of Glass 22.4% (-$) material and decrease the monetary value Arlington recyclables to establish the credited to the County. To maximize the value

1 2 commodity components of a recycled 2800 S Taylor St Quincy St & Washington Blvd of our recyclables, we must recycle right. ton of material. The sort will set the Paper and Cardboard GLASS deposited at the County’s Recycling Drop-off Centers percentage of each type of material that 53.6% $$ Please only recycle items that are is sent to a glass-only processing facility in Fairfax, where it is typically present in an average ton of recyclable. Do not place trash, glass and is recycled for use locally in infrastructure projects. recyclables delivered by the County to the plastic bags in the recycling cart.

For more information on the recycling programs and services offered by the Solid Waste Bureau, visit: recycling.arlingtonva.us

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